Easy Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken Tacos
These Easy Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken Tacos are a delicious, tender, and effortless meal made with just a few simple ingredients. Perfect for busy weeknights, they're packed with flavor and ready in hours!
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 2 lb chicken breast
- 2 tbsp taco seasoning homemade or store-bought
- 16 oz salsa
- 0.25 cup water or chicken broth
- corn or flour tortillas for serving
- guacamole optional, for serving
- fresh cilantro for garnish
- minced red pepper or tomato optional, for garnish
- sour cream optional, for serving
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- Season chicken breasts evenly on both sides with taco seasoning.
- Pour ½ cup salsa and ¼ cup water into the bottom of the slow cooker and stir to combine. Place the seasoned chicken breasts on top.
- Pour the remaining salsa over the chicken breasts.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3 hours, until the chicken is fully cooked and tender.
- Use two forks to shred the cooked chicken directly in the slow cooker. Mix the shredded chicken with the salsa sauce.
- Cover and cook on low for an additional 30 minutes to allow sauce to thicken.
- Serve the slow cooker salsa chicken in warm tortillas topped with guacamole, fresh cilantro, minced red pepper or tomato, and sour cream as desired.
Notes
For extra flavor, add a squeeze of fresh lime juice just before serving. Leftovers can be refrigerated for up to 4 days or frozen for up to 3 months.